1 September 2014 CHAPTER BULLETIN No. 73 1. MEETING SCHEDULE: Our Next Meeting Will Be
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KENTUCKY AIRBORNE CHAPTER 82ND Airborne Division Association, Inc. “America’s Guard of Honor” 4913 Flushing Way, Louisville, KY 40272-3175 (502) 937-8234 Chartered by A Brotherhood Formed in Sweat and The United States Congress Blood 1 September 2014 CHAPTER BULLETIN No. 73 1. MEETING SCHEDULE: Our next meeting will be: Septembers' Meeting: 12:00 PM on 20 September, 2014 Summer Outing and Picnic Ruth & Russ Wilson's Place on the River 124 River Rd E, Charlestown, IN 47111 (See Attachment) Octobers' Meeting: 1:00 PM on 19 Oct, 2013 VFW Middletown Post #1170, 107 Evergreen Road, Louisville, KY 40243-1439 So mark your calendar and come on out for a little Airborne camaraderie and a good time. 2. WORD FROM THE CHAIRMAN: Greetings troopers! We've just returned from this year’s 82nd Assn Convention and it was a great time! For those of you who haven't made a local or national reunion you owe it to yourself to get to one. You won't regret it! Our own Joe "Devil" Steen is now a National Director, so congratulations Joe! Everyone remember that our next meeting will be September 20th 2014 at Ruth Wilson's house located at 124 River Road East, Charlestown, IN 47111. This will be our annual picnic and Ruth has requested that everyone bring a dish and to call her and let her know what you'll be bringing. Her phone numbers are 812-282-9006 or 502-938-1790. The chapter will provide hamburgers and hotdogs and some beverages. So everyone come on out and lets have a great time! We are looking good to host the convention in 2016 and we'll have more information about that at the meeting. So I'll look forward to seeing everyone on the 20th of September starting around 12:00 hours. US Military Market Place is now in partnership with the Kentucky Airborne, and are our Quartermaster. So check out our page on their website they have a few items of chapter apparel, plus a wide selection of Airborne paraphernalia. http://www.usmilitarymarketplace.com/. Give them a look; they support us so let's support them, plus they're old paratroopers. Don’t want to follow us on face book, no problem we now have a website: http://kentuckyairborne.businesscatalyst.com/index.html. Find all the information you need, or contact us. So please check out your new website today. 'AATW, RLTW, DOL!' Randy Lusk Chairman, Kentucky Airborne Chapter 3. KENTUCKY’S MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS: Enclosed are the membership statistics as of 30 June, 2014. Comparison of veteran membership totals with previous years is as follows: Total 2012 Total 2013 Current 2014 AAM’s Total Curr. Total Del. Kentucky Chapter 129 130 17 117 134 42 “America’s Guard Of Honor” AFRICA SICILY ITALY FRANCE THE NETHERLANDS BELGIUM GERMANY DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VIETNAM GRENADA PANAMA PERSIAN GULF OEF/OIF KENTUCKY AIRBORNE CHAPTER 82ND Airborne Division Association, Inc. “America’s Guard of Honor” 4913 Flushing Way, Louisville, KY 40272-3175 (502) 937-8234 Chartered by A Brotherhood Formed in Sweat and The United States Congress Blood Yes it is time to re-up in your chapter. If your membership card has year 2013 then your membership has expired. 4. NEW, RENEWAL, REINSTATEMENT AND LIFE (AAM) MEMBERSHIPS: I’d like to thank these members for renewing their memberships with the Kentucky Airborne Chapter or transferring their Life (AAM) memberships: None for August *Note: WWII 82nd Vets, current, plus 20 years, annual membership will automatically become AAM . 5. LOUIE MANION MEMORIAL FUND: The Louie Manion Memorial Fund is one way we support our charitable contributions to both the 82d Airborne Division Wounded Warrior Fund, and the Chaplain’s Paratrooper Pantry on Ft. Bragg. If you wish to participate please send $12.00 (or as much as you feel comfortable with) to your Kentucky Airborne Chapter. When complete, make checks payable to: Kentucky Airborne Chapter Mail to: Kentucky Airborne Chapter 82nd Airborne Division Association, Inc. 4913 Flushing Way Louisville, KY 40272 Contributors for Aug 2014: None 6. WITHIN THE DIVISION AND FORT BRAGG: 18th Airborne Corp Commanded by LTC .Joseph Anderson, and Battalions from the 82nd Airborne Division 1st Brigade Combat Team (504 P1R-Devils) and 2nd Brigade Combat Team (325AIR-Falcons) continue their combat tour in Afghanistan. 82nd Division Commander MG John W. Nicholson, Jr. and Command Sergeants' Major LaMarquis Knowles and the Division Troopers continue their support and training for world contingencies. a. Sgt. 1st Class Samuel C. Hairston, a 35-year-old Paratrooper from Houston, Texas, was a platoon sergeant with A Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div. Hairston enlisted in the Army in March of 2003. Upon completion of one station unit training, he completed the basic airborne course at Fort Benning, Georgia. He arrived at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 2003, and was later assigned to 1st BCT in August of 2013. Hairston’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Citation with two oak leaf clusters, Army Good Conduct Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two Campaign Stars, Iraqi Campaign Medal with two Campaign Stars, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with two oak leaf clusters and the NATO medal. His qualifications include the Ranger tab, Combat Infantryman Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Military Master Free Fall Parachutist Badge, the Basic Parachutist Badge, Drivers Badge and the Marine Qualification Badge Expert-Rifle. He is survived by his wife, Staff Sgt. Tawana Hairston and his son Hayden. b. 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, will begin departing for Fort Polk, Louisiana, on Sept. 2, for training that will feature both conventional and special operations forces. Over 7,000 Paratroopers and Soldiers from units across the Army will come together as “Task Force Falcon,” deploy to the fictional country of “America’s Guard Of Honor” AFRICA SICILY ITALY FRANCE THE NETHERLANDS BELGIUM GERMANY DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VIETNAM GRENADA PANAMA PERSIAN GULF OEF/OIF KENTUCKY AIRBORNE CHAPTER 82ND Airborne Division Association, Inc. “America’s Guard of Honor” 4913 Flushing Way, Louisville, KY 40272-3175 (502) 937-8234 Chartered by A Brotherhood Formed in Sweat and The United States Congress Blood Atropia, and conduct operations in a fast-paced and rapidly changing training environment. The training will include units from the 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division; 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Div.; 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne); 3rd Bn., 75th Ranger Regiment; and numerous Fort Bragg- based units including the 82nd Sustainment Brigade; 192nd Ordnance Bn.; 9th Psychological Operations Bn. (Airborne); 3rd Bn., 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade, 82nd Abn. Div. and 2nd Bn., 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div. 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, will begin departing for Fort Polk, Louisiana, on Sept. 2, for training that will feature both conventional and special operations forces. The training will also include 2nd BCT coordinating with intergovernmental and interagency partners to conduct noncombatant evacuation operations and deal with threats posed by chemical and biological weapons. NOTE: These articles and more can be read at http://www.paraglideonline.net/, the FT. Bragg Paraglide newspaper that is published weekly on Thursday. Also, please visit the 82nd Airborne Division website http://www.bragg.army.mil/82ND/pages/default.aspx , for past and current Division information. 7. 68TH NATIONAL CONVENTION: "Operation Ozarks" in Springfield, MO is in the books. I would like to thank all the members from the Kentucky Airborne that attended. Mike ‘Shu’ Shuman and his lovely wife Jenny provided the food for, and ran the 504 Hospitality room at the convention and did one heck of a job. Our Chaplain Paul Vicalvi gave the benediction at the 504 Dinner. Even though the convention was smaller than normal everyone that attended had one heck of a good time. Those of you that never have attended one of these events are really missing out, and should start making plans to attend next year’s convention. The 69th National Convention will be in Orlando Florida and will be celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Airborne. 8. ASSOCIATION ED FUND: Educational (Ed) Fund By-Laws Change V, approved by the Board of Directors, August 2013, the 2010 Fact Sheet and updated Appendix F (Dependent and Trooper Applications) are available via the Association website Vet/Military Information link. Please pass on to Chapter Members via your Chapter newsletter, website and at meetings. Additionally, remind your members that donations to the Educational Fund is tax deductible, as the Fund 501(c)(3) approved by the IRS. Contact Chapter HQ for the latest information on 82nd Association Scholarships. 9. WOUNDED WARRIOR FUND: The Association WW Fund is 501(c)(3) tax exempt for ALL contributions. WW contributions should be mailed to: 82nd Abn Div Assoc WW Fund, P.O. Box 87482, Fayetteville, NC 28304. The most recent contribution list and form was published in the WINTER Paraglide and the next is forthcoming in the Spring issue, also available at the WW link on the Association website. 10. UPCOMING ASSOCIATION EVENTS: Chapter publicity of and member attendance at these upcoming Association Chapter and Regional events is encouraged. Registration and hotel information for these events can be found on the Association webpage "Events" link, and also in the Winter Paraglide. a.